Chair.



'Wl TNEJEJ J. E. BILLING.

CHAIR.

APPLIOATION FILED P2124, 1910.

1,025,645, v Patented May-7, 1912.

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PATENT oFFroE.

JOI-IN E. BILLING, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

CHAIR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 24, 1910.

Patented May 7, 1912.

Serial No. 545,729.

To all whom 'it may concern: l

Be it known that I, JOHN E. BILLING, residing in Milwaukee, in thecounty of-Milwaukee and State of Visconsin, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Chairs, of which the following is a description,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part ofthis specification. Y

This invention relates to improvements in chairs of that type in whichthe back and seat are upholstered and formed of a separate frame shapedto conform to the human body and adapted to be connected to the chairframe in a simple manner.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a chair in which aremovable supplemental frame is adapted to have all of the upholsteringconnected thereto and then inserted in position o-n the chair frameproper and fastened.

A further object of the invention is to provide a chair in which theupholstering may be formed and connected thereto by the use of tacksthus obviating the use of webbing and the usual sewing.

A further object of the invention is to provide a chair with a removableback whereby said back may be shaped to more closely fit the hollow ofthe back and form a more comfortable back rest than is provided with theordinary construction.

A further object of the invention is to provide a chair which is strongand durable in construction and in which the use of springs may bedispensed with without in any way affecting the features of comfort andease of the chair.

The invention is, for convenience, illustrated in its embodiment in arocking-chair, but it is to be understood as applicable to arm chairs,sofas, davenports and other articles of furniture.

With the above, and other objects in view, the invention consists of thechair and its parts and combinations as set forth in the claim, and allequivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawings in which the same reference charactersindicate the same partsv in all of the views: Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of a rocking chair, embodying the improved construction; Fig. 2 isa vertical sectional view of the chair; Fig. 3 is a vertical sectionalview of the supplemental frame removed from the chair; Fig. 4 is a frontview thereof with the frame tipped slightly forward; and Fig. 5 is avertical sectional view of a modified form of supplemental frame inwhich the back portion is separate from the seat portion.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 8 indicates the chair frame whichconsists of the sides 9 and front and back portions 10 and 11respectively. The rear legs 12 of the side portions extend upwardly toform a back support 13 and are connected together with a transverse backsupporting slat 14. A supplemental frame 15, formed of angular sfidemembers 16 connected together by seat and back slats 17 and 18respectively, is adapted to be inserted in position on the chair frameand be connected thereto by screws 19 which pass through openingsprovided in the front portion 10 of the chair frame and the backsupporting slat 14 thereof. The side members 16 are provided withrecesses 16 into which the back slat 14 fits. The side members arecurved medially and extend in lines to form, in connection with thetransverse slats, a seat portion 20 and a back portion 21, both of whichmerge into one another. The transverse seat slats are curved downwardly,medially, to form a more comfortable seat and the front edges of theback portion of the side members are provided with forwardly projectingor curved lower back rest portions 22 which are adapted to shape theupholstering 23 at this point to fit the hollow of the back. The4.upholstering 23 is tacked to the side members and the transverse slatsand the tufting is produced by using button-headed tacks 24 which aredriven through the upholstering and into the transverse slats. Theupholstering is provided with the ordinary filling or stufling 25 whichis interposed between the upholstering covering and a backing 26.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 5 the seat portion is omitted and thesupplemental frame 27 is shown as only a back portion which is adaptedto be used .in connection with other seats. The upholstering isconnected to the supplemental frame before said frame-is connected tothe chair frame thus providing a very desirable and easy manner ofhandling the parts.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that a chair is providedwhich is very simple in construction and inexpensive to 4 manufactureand which forms a very eommedial portions of the side portions of saidfortable seat and a support for the back of frame and said recessed rearportions posi- 15 the user. A tioned to engage the transverse supportingWhat I claim as my invention is: slat of the chair frame, and means forre- 5 A chair, comprising a chair frame conmovably fastening thesupplemental frame sisting of lside members connected together to thechair frame. by a front portion and a rear portion and a In testimonywhereof, I affix my signa- 20 transverse supporting slat, a one piecesupture, in presence of two Witnesses. plemental back and seat frameprovided 10 withforwardly projecting lower back rest G JOHN E' RIL'LING'port-ions and with recessed rear portions and Witnesses: with transverseback and seat slats, said C. H. KEENEY,

back rest portions extending forwardly from ALMA A. KLUG.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve centsi each, by addressingthe- Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

